Introduction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that between 1 039 000 and 1 185 000 people in the USA are infected with HIV, and approximately 75% are aware of their infection and 25% are not.
February 18, 2010 â Editor's note: Pediatric respiratory emergencies result from a variety of causes, including chronic medical conditions, infections, allergic reactions, and obstruction from foreign bodies.
Acute onset lung disease characterized by diffuse hyaline membrane formation followed by organization. Adult respiratory distress syndrome (clinical term for disease with this pattern) Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) is a pattern that has many causes including Infection, aspiration, shock, toxins, burns, transfusions and drugs. When idiopathic, it is termed acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP) Both idiopathic and secondary DAD share an acute onset and poor prognosis Roughly 50% mortality in six months.